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That sentence you quoted is incredibly vague. What exactly does it mean to promote hate? Or lets take that quote and pick one cross section of word salad that
by zo1 6y ago
That sentence you quoted is incredibly vague. What exactly does it mean to promote hate?
Or lets take that quote and pick one cross section of word salad that they can use as a potential cross-product with legalese:
"No person may [communicate] words based on [occupation] against any person that can demonstrate an intention to be [hurtful]." Yes occupation is a protected group in that law.
Its all fine and dandy while this law is used to prosecute anti-lgbt people as an example. But that law will quickly be used to shut down legitimate debate and civilian disagreement when they can reframe the group/person being hurt by words as a victim. Just look at the heated debate regarding immigration. Questioning large scale immigration would be "hate speech" under this law, whilst simultaneously not prosecuting "hate speech" against a closed-borders group of people. Its essentially legislating societal-level feelings as valid.
You know, instead of actually having a debate and putting it down on paper as law and as an absolute. E.g. If we want free borders or large scale immigration, then lets just make a law allowing it.